Saison sèche, mois par mois dans le monde
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276 destinations sur SeasonMap, classées dans chaque mois selon le score de confort — car la question n’est pas seulement de savoir où la saison bat son plein, mais si la météo vaut le voyage pendant ce temps.
Quand ça a lieu
Saison sèche en janvier
- Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.97
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.95
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.94
- Karachi 🇵🇰 PakistanWinter season · 15 nov. – 28 févr.The sea breeze steadies, the wedding season starts and the city eats outdoors again.93
- Cox's Bazar 🇧🇩 BangladeshDomestic high season · 15 nov. – 28 févr.The dry months are when the whole country takes its beach holiday.92
- Jodhpur 🇮🇳 IndeDesert touring season · 15 oct. – 15 marsThe five months the coaches run the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur–Udaipur line.92
- Munnar 🇮🇳 IndeTea-country high season · 1 nov. – 28 févr.The rains have gone and the estate walks, Top Station and the lake are all being done by the same people on the same day.91
- San Cristóbal de Las Casas 🇲🇽 MexiqueHighland dry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr.The months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.91
- Nairobi 🇰🇪 KenyaDry-season game viewing · 1 janv. – 28 févr.The short break between the two rainy seasons.90
- Mandalay 🇲🇲 BirmanieCool, dry season · 15 nov. – 20 févr. (en général)The only comfortable stretch: mornings on Mandalay Hill and the day trips out to Sagaing and Inwa without the dust and the glare that follow in March.90
- Puebla 🇲🇽 MexiqueDry-season volcano views · 1 nov. – 31 marsThe highland dry months are when Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are actually visible from the street, and when the walking up on the Fuertes hill is worth doing.90
- Asmara 🇪🇷 ÉrythréeDry season on the plateau · 1 déc. – 30 avr.Clear skies over the highland and a rust-coloured landscape that only greens up after the rains.89
- Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaDry season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The cloud lifts often enough to see the Gulf of Nicoya from the ridge and the road up from the Interamericana stops being an event in itself.89
- Chiang Rai 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeCool, dry season · 1 nov. – 15 févr. (en général)The one stretch worth planning around: clear mornings on the hill roads, cold enough at Doi Mae Salong for a jacket at dawn, and the province at its busiest.89
- Lac Atitlán 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Clear mornings with all three volcanoes out, and dust on every road down to the water.89
- Ngapali 🇲🇲 BirmanieBeach season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)The half-year the sea is calm, the resorts are staffed and the fishing boats go out in the morning.89
- Bangalore 🇮🇳 IndeCool dry season · 1 déc. – 15 févr. (en général)The stretch the city is known for: dry, mild and clear, with the evenings genuinely cool.88
- Luang Prabang 🇱🇦 LaosDry season · 1 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)Cool mornings, clear afternoons and a low Mekong: the half of the year the boats, the waterfalls and the hill roads all work.88
- Caracas 🇻🇪 VenezuelaDry months on the Ávila · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The mountain wall on the city's north side is walkable and mostly cloud-free in these months, and the trails up from Altamira and Cotiza fill with runners from first light.88
- Nouakchott 🇲🇷 MauritanieThe cool season · 20 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)The one stretch when the desert capital is comfortable: warm days, genuinely cold nights off the Atlantic, and the season the iron-ore train and the Banc d'Arguin trips are worth doing.88
- Ooty 🇮🇳 IndeClear winter season · 1 déc. – 28 févr.The clearest air of the year, with frost on the Botanical Garden lawn on the coldest mornings, which is exactly what the domestic visitors come up for.88
- Copán 🇭🇳 HondurasDry season · 15 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable.88
- Mysore 🇮🇳 IndeClear season · 15 nov. – 28 févr.Cool mornings, dry evenings and the palace floodlights on without a haze in front of them.88
- Miami 🇺🇸 États-UnisDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr.The half of the year with low humidity, little rain and the whole northern hemisphere trying to be here.87
- La Havane 🇨🇺 CubaDry season · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The driest half of the year is also the fullest: charter flights from Canada and Europe, casas booked weeks out, and evenings on the Malecon without a soaking from the sea wall.87
…et 121 de plus en janvier.
Saison sèche en février
- Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.96
- Munnar 🇮🇳 IndeTea-country high season · 1 nov. – 28 févr.The rains have gone and the estate walks, Top Station and the lake are all being done by the same people on the same day.94
- San Cristóbal de Las Casas 🇲🇽 MexiqueHighland dry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr.The months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.94
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.94
- Lumbinî 🇳🇵 NépalPilgrim season · 15 oct. – 15 mars (en général)The cool months are when the coaches come, mostly from India and Sri Lanka, and when the international monasteries hold their own ceremonies.94
- Ooty 🇮🇳 IndeClear winter season · 1 déc. – 28 févr.The clearest air of the year, with frost on the Botanical Garden lawn on the coldest mornings, which is exactly what the domestic visitors come up for.92
- Puebla 🇲🇽 MexiqueDry-season volcano views · 1 nov. – 31 marsThe highland dry months are when Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are actually visible from the street, and when the walking up on the Fuertes hill is worth doing.92
- Asmara 🇪🇷 ÉrythréeDry season on the plateau · 1 déc. – 30 avr.Clear skies over the highland and a rust-coloured landscape that only greens up after the rains.91
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.91
- Tainan 🇹🇼 TaïwanThe dry half of the year · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)Southern Taiwan barely rains for six months, and this is when the old capital is at its best for walking between temples.91
- Nairobi 🇰🇪 KenyaDry-season game viewing · 1 janv. – 28 févr.The short break between the two rainy seasons.90
- Jodhpur 🇮🇳 IndeDesert touring season · 15 oct. – 15 marsThe five months the coaches run the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur–Udaipur line.89
- Copán 🇭🇳 HondurasDry season · 15 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable.89
- Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaDry season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The cloud lifts often enough to see the Gulf of Nicoya from the ridge and the road up from the Interamericana stops being an event in itself.88
- Lac Atitlán 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Clear mornings with all three volcanoes out, and dust on every road down to the water.88
- Cox's Bazar 🇧🇩 BangladeshDomestic high season · 15 nov. – 28 févr.The dry months are when the whole country takes its beach holiday.87
- Caracas 🇻🇪 VenezuelaDry months on the Ávila · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The mountain wall on the city's north side is walkable and mostly cloud-free in these months, and the trails up from Altamira and Cotiza fill with runners from first light.87
- San José 🇨🇷 Costa RicaDry season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The afternoon rain stops and the Central Valley gets its clear stretch, with the volcanoes on the rim visible from the city most mornings.87
- Siwa 🇪🇬 ÉgypteThe good months for the sand sea · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.87
- Karachi 🇵🇰 PakistanWinter season · 15 nov. – 28 févr.The sea breeze steadies, the wedding season starts and the city eats outdoors again.87
- Miami 🇺🇸 États-UnisDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr.The half of the year with low humidity, little rain and the whole northern hemisphere trying to be here.86
- Bangalore 🇮🇳 IndeCool dry season · 1 déc. – 15 févr. (en général)The stretch the city is known for: dry, mild and clear, with the evenings genuinely cool.86
- Varadero 🇨🇺 CubaDry season and charter peak · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)Charter flights from Canada and Europe land all winter and the hotels along the peninsula run at capacity.86
- Ngapali 🇲🇲 BirmanieBeach season · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)The half-year the sea is calm, the resorts are staffed and the fishing boats go out in the morning.86
- La Havane 🇨🇺 CubaDry season · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The driest half of the year is also the fullest: charter flights from Canada and Europe, casas booked weeks out, and evenings on the Malecon without a soaking from the sea wall.85
…et 130 de plus en février.
Saison sèche en mars
- Asmara 🇪🇷 ÉrythréeDry season on the plateau · 1 déc. – 30 avr.Clear skies over the highland and a rust-coloured landscape that only greens up after the rains.94
- Siwa 🇪🇬 ÉgypteThe good months for the sand sea · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.94
- San Cristóbal de Las Casas 🇲🇽 MexiqueHighland dry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr.The months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.93
- Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.91
- Puebla 🇲🇽 MexiqueDry-season volcano views · 1 nov. – 31 marsThe highland dry months are when Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are actually visible from the street, and when the walking up on the Fuertes hill is worth doing.89
- Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaDry season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The cloud lifts often enough to see the Gulf of Nicoya from the ridge and the road up from the Interamericana stops being an event in itself.86
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.86
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.85
- San José 🇨🇷 Costa RicaDry season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The afternoon rain stops and the Central Valley gets its clear stretch, with the volcanoes on the rim visible from the city most mornings.85
- Fort Lauderdale 🇺🇸 États-UnisWinter high season · 15 déc. – 15 avr.Dry, warm and rain-free, which is why the whole northeast is here and the rates double.85
- La Havane 🇨🇺 CubaDry season · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The driest half of the year is also the fullest: charter flights from Canada and Europe, casas booked weeks out, and evenings on the Malecon without a soaking from the sea wall.84
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndeRafting and camp season reopens · 15 sept. – 30 juin (en général)The rafting operators reopen once the flow settles in mid-September and run to the end of June.84
- Lumbinî 🇳🇵 NépalPilgrim season · 15 oct. – 15 mars (en général)The cool months are when the coaches come, mostly from India and Sri Lanka, and when the international monasteries hold their own ceremonies.84
- Miami 🇺🇸 États-UnisDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr.The half of the year with low humidity, little rain and the whole northern hemisphere trying to be here.83
- Caracas 🇻🇪 VenezuelaDry months on the Ávila · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The mountain wall on the city's north side is walkable and mostly cloud-free in these months, and the trails up from Altamira and Cotiza fill with runners from first light.83
- Copán 🇭🇳 HondurasDry season · 15 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable.83
- Varadero 🇨🇺 CubaDry season and charter peak · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)Charter flights from Canada and Europe land all winter and the hotels along the peninsula run at capacity.83
- Trinidad 🇨🇺 CubaDry season · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The high season: casas particulares booked ahead, the Casa de la Musica steps full every night, and the Topes de Collantes trails dry enough to reach the waterfalls without wading.83
- Tainan 🇹🇼 TaïwanThe dry half of the year · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)Southern Taiwan barely rains for six months, and this is when the old capital is at its best for walking between temples.82
- Providenciales Îles Turques-et-CaïquesDry season and winter peak · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The driest and fullest half of the year.81
- Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 CubaDry season and charter peak · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)Charter flights from Canada and Europe land through the winter and the all-inclusive strip along the cay runs at capacity.81
- Bajo Boquete 🇵🇦 PanamaVolcan Baru summit season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The overnight climb for a sunrise with both oceans in it only really pays in the dry months.81
- Lac Atitlán 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Clear mornings with all three volcanoes out, and dust on every road down to the water.81
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MexiqueDry season · 15 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The trade winds settle, the water goes clear over the reef, and the beaches are free of weed.80
- San Salvador 🇸🇻 SalvadorDry season · 1 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The rains stop outright and the volcanoes around the valley come back into view.80
…et 105 de plus en mars.
Saison sèche en avril
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliClear months · 1 avr. – 15 déc. (en général)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.93
- Asmara 🇪🇷 ÉrythréeDry season on the plateau · 1 déc. – 30 avr.Clear skies over the highland and a rust-coloured landscape that only greens up after the rains.92
- Siwa 🇪🇬 ÉgypteThe good months for the sand sea · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.90
- Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.89
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PérouClear season on the volcanoes · 15 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.88
- San Cristóbal de Las Casas 🇲🇽 MexiqueHighland dry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr.The months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.87
- Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaDry season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The cloud lifts often enough to see the Gulf of Nicoya from the ridge and the road up from the Interamericana stops being an event in itself.81
- Miami 🇺🇸 États-UnisDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr.The half of the year with low humidity, little rain and the whole northern hemisphere trying to be here.79
- La Havane 🇨🇺 CubaDry season · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The driest half of the year is also the fullest: charter flights from Canada and Europe, casas booked weeks out, and evenings on the Malecon without a soaking from the sea wall.79
- San José 🇨🇷 Costa RicaDry season · 15 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The afternoon rain stops and the Central Valley gets its clear stretch, with the volcanoes on the rim visible from the city most mornings.79
- Varadero 🇨🇺 CubaDry season and charter peak · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)Charter flights from Canada and Europe land all winter and the hotels along the peninsula run at capacity.79
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.78
- Salta 🇦🇷 ArgentineDry months in the valleys · 15 avr. – 15 nov. (en général)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.78
- Copán 🇭🇳 HondurasDry season · 15 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable.78
- Providenciales Îles Turques-et-CaïquesDry season and winter peak · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The driest and fullest half of the year.78
- Trinidad 🇨🇺 CubaDry season · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The high season: casas particulares booked ahead, the Casa de la Musica steps full every night, and the Topes de Collantes trails dry enough to reach the waterfalls without wading.78
- Pokhara 🇳🇵 NépalParagliding season · 1 oct. – 15 avr.Tandem flights off Sarangkot run through the dry half of the year, taking the mid-morning thermals over the lake.77
- Fort-de-France MartiniqueCareme, the dry season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The island calls its dry half careme.77
- Cancún 🇲🇽 MexiqueDry season · 15 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The trade winds settle, the water goes clear over the reef, and the beaches are free of weed.76
- Tulum 🇲🇽 MexiqueDry season · 15 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Cooler, drier and the water in the cenotes at its clearest, which is also when a beach cabana costs three times what it does in September.76
- Pointe-à-Pitre GuadeloupeCareme, the dry season · 1 déc. – 30 avr. (en général)The dry half of the year, called careme here.76
- Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 CubaDry season and charter peak · 15 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)Charter flights from Canada and Europe land through the winter and the all-inclusive strip along the cay runs at capacity.76
- Negril 🇯🇲 JamaïqueDry season and winter peak · 1 déc. – 15 avr. (en général)The driest and fullest stretch of the year.76
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season · 1 mars – 15 nov. (en général)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.76
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.75
…et 92 de plus en avril.
Saison sèche en mai
- Lilongwe 🇲🇼 MalawiCool dry season · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)The mild, dry months after the rains, with clear mornings and chilly nights.97
- Blantyre 🇲🇼 MalawiCool dry season · 1 mai – 31 aoûtThe rains have gone and the Shire Highlands turn cool enough for a jacket in the evening.95
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PérouClear season on the volcanoes · 15 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.95
- Windhoek 🇳🇦 NamibieThe dry winter · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Effectively no rain, warm days and nights that drop near freezing.93
- Antananarivo 🇲🇬 MadagascarHighland dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Winter on the plateau is dry and bright and properly cold once the sun goes down.93
- Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaDry winter · 1 mai – 31 aoûtMonths of clear sky and nothing falling.93
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHighveld winter · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)Pretoria sits lower and warmer than Johannesburg, and its winter is dry, still and mild by mid-morning.92
- Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 BrésilDry winter · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)Rain effectively stops for four months and the ring of hills round the city comes back into view.91
- Sucre 🇧🇴 BolivieDry months · 1 mai – 15 oct. (en général)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.89
- Johannesbourg 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHighveld winter · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)Four months without meaningful rain, cold at dawn and shirt-sleeves by eleven, under a sky that stays open all day.88
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliClear months · 1 avr. – 15 déc. (en général)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.88
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniWinter dry season · 1 mai – 31 aoûtThe rains stop and the middleveld turns brown and clear.88
- Córdoba 🇦🇷 ArgentineDry winter · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)Rain almost disappears from late autumn to early spring, leaving clear days, crisp nights and bare brown hills.87
- Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueThe dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Cooler, drier months when the humidity drops off and the sand roads down to Ponta do Ouro and the Maputo reserve are reliable again.85
- Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagascarThe dry season · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.85
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliePeak season on the Cape · 1 avr. – 31 oct.April to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.84
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season · 1 mars – 15 nov. (en général)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.84
- Ilha Grande 🇧🇷 BrésilClear water and empty trails · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)The storms stop, the sea settles and underwater visibility is at its best of the year; the island is quiet enough that half the pousadas take the month off.84
- La Paz 🇧🇴 BolivieAltiplano dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Bright still days, hard frost overnight and the Illimani in view from most of the city.83
- Salta 🇦🇷 ArgentineDry months in the valleys · 15 avr. – 15 nov. (en général)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.83
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season, best visibility · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)The dry season brings calmer seas and the clearest underwater visibility of the year, a contrast to the afternoon thunderstorms and choppier water that build up from October.83
- Drakensberg 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudClear winter air · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)Winter here is dry and the air goes glass-clear, which is why the escarpment photographs best in June and July.83
- Ollantaytambo 🇵🇪 PérouAndean dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Clear days, frost at night and dust on the terraces by August.82
- Morondava 🇲🇬 MadagascarDry season · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)Morondava's dry season runs roughly April to November: daytime around 27°C, the sea holding near 24°C, and the laterite track out to the Avenue of the Baobabs an easy 30-40 minute drive in a standard 4x4.82
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustralieDry-season peak · 1 mai – 30 sept.May to September is the town's whole year: the Kimberley tracks are open, the caravan parks fill with people driving north out of the southern winter, and rooms cost what the market will bear.81
…et 75 de plus en mai.
Saison sèche en juin
- Windhoek 🇳🇦 NamibieThe dry winter · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Effectively no rain, warm days and nights that drop near freezing.95
- Lilongwe 🇲🇼 MalawiCool dry season · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)The mild, dry months after the rains, with clear mornings and chilly nights.95
- Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 BrésilDry winter · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)Rain effectively stops for four months and the ring of hills round the city comes back into view.94
- Oulan-Bator 🇲🇳 MongolieSteppe season · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)The countryside ger camps, the domestic flights to the west and most of the dirt roads out of the capital only work in these months.93
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PérouClear season on the volcanoes · 15 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.93
- Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueThe dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Cooler, drier months when the humidity drops off and the sand roads down to Ponta do Ouro and the Maputo reserve are reliable again.91
- Antananarivo 🇲🇬 MadagascarHighland dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Winter on the plateau is dry and bright and properly cold once the sun goes down.90
- Blantyre 🇲🇼 MalawiCool dry season · 1 mai – 31 aoûtThe rains have gone and the Shire Highlands turn cool enough for a jacket in the evening.90
- Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaDry winter · 1 mai – 31 aoûtMonths of clear sky and nothing falling.90
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustralieDry-season peak · 1 mai – 30 sept.May to September is the town's whole year: the Kimberley tracks are open, the caravan parks fill with people driving north out of the southern winter, and rooms cost what the market will bear.89
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season · 1 mars – 15 nov. (en général)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.89
- Sucre 🇧🇴 BolivieDry months · 1 mai – 15 oct. (en général)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.88
- Arusha 🇹🇿 TanzanieSafari high season · 1 juin – 15 oct. (en général)Every vehicle in town is out, the Serengeti crossings are on, and Arusha runs as a staging post rather than a destination.88
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHighveld winter · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)Pretoria sits lower and warmer than Johannesburg, and its winter is dry, still and mild by mid-morning.88
- Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudAddo's dry season · 1 juin – 30 sept. (en général)Addo, an hour inland, thins out through the winter and the elephants concentrate at the waterholes.88
- La ville de Rubavu 🇷🇼 RwandaThe long dry season · 1 juin – 15 sept.The reliable stretch of the year on Lake Kivu: settled afternoons, the road over to Kibuye passable, and the volcanoes across the border actually visible.88
- Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagascarThe dry season · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.88
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season, best visibility · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)The dry season brings calmer seas and the clearest underwater visibility of the year, a contrast to the afternoon thunderstorms and choppier water that build up from October.87
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniWinter dry season · 1 mai – 31 aoûtThe rains stop and the middleveld turns brown and clear.87
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliePeak season on the Cape · 1 avr. – 31 oct.April to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.86
- Ilha Grande 🇧🇷 BrésilClear water and empty trails · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)The storms stop, the sea settles and underwater visibility is at its best of the year; the island is quiet enough that half the pousadas take the month off.86
- Morondava 🇲🇬 MadagascarDry season · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)Morondava's dry season runs roughly April to November: daytime around 27°C, the sea holding near 24°C, and the laterite track out to the Avenue of the Baobabs an easy 30-40 minute drive in a standard 4x4.86
- Johannesbourg 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHighveld winter · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)Four months without meaningful rain, cold at dawn and shirt-sleeves by eleven, under a sky that stays open all day.85
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AustralieDry season · 1 mai – 31 oct.May to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.85
- Salta 🇦🇷 ArgentineDry months in the valleys · 15 avr. – 15 nov. (en général)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.85
…et 81 de plus en juin.
Saison sèche en juillet
- Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaThe dry season · 1 juil. – 10 sept. (en général)Ten weeks of reliably dry, warm weather is the whole summer here, and it is why the city empties onto the beaches and the North Shore trails.97
- Seattle 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe dry months · 5 juil. – 15 sept. (en général)The rain effectively stops after the Fourth of July and holds off until well into September.97
- Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 BrésilDry winter · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)Rain effectively stops for four months and the ring of hills round the city comes back into view.95
- Windhoek 🇳🇦 NamibieThe dry winter · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Effectively no rain, warm days and nights that drop near freezing.94
- Nairobi 🇰🇪 KenyaSafari high season · 1 juil. – 15 oct.Cool, dry and the busiest stretch of the year for the camps, while the city itself is quiet and comfortable.93
- Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueThe dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Cooler, drier months when the humidity drops off and the sand roads down to Ponta do Ouro and the Maputo reserve are reliable again.93
- Lilongwe 🇲🇼 MalawiCool dry season · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)The mild, dry months after the rains, with clear mornings and chilly nights.93
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliePeak season on the Cape · 1 avr. – 31 oct.April to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.93
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season · 1 mars – 15 nov. (en général)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.93
- Portland 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe dry months · 5 juil. – 20 sept. (en général)The rain stops after the Fourth of July and stays away until late September, which is when the Gorge waterfalls are weakest and everything else is at its best.92
- Broome 🇦🇺 AustralieDry-season peak · 1 mai – 30 sept.May to September is the town's whole year: the Kimberley tracks are open, the caravan parks fill with people driving north out of the southern winter, and rooms cost what the market will bear.92
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PérouClear season on the volcanoes · 15 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.92
- La ville de Rubavu 🇷🇼 RwandaThe long dry season · 1 juin – 15 sept.The reliable stretch of the year on Lake Kivu: settled afternoons, the road over to Kibuye passable, and the volcanoes across the border actually visible.92
- Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaDry winter · 1 mai – 31 aoûtMonths of clear sky and nothing falling.91
- Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagascarThe dry season · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.91
- Oulan-Bator 🇲🇳 MongolieSteppe season · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)The countryside ger camps, the domestic flights to the west and most of the dirt roads out of the capital only work in these months.90
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season, best visibility · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)The dry season brings calmer seas and the clearest underwater visibility of the year, a contrast to the afternoon thunderstorms and choppier water that build up from October.90
- Sucre 🇧🇴 BolivieDry months · 1 mai – 15 oct. (en général)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.89
- Arusha 🇹🇿 TanzanieSafari high season · 1 juin – 15 oct. (en général)Every vehicle in town is out, the Serengeti crossings are on, and Arusha runs as a staging post rather than a destination.89
- Blantyre 🇲🇼 MalawiCool dry season · 1 mai – 31 aoûtThe rains have gone and the Shire Highlands turn cool enough for a jacket in the evening.89
- Morondava 🇲🇬 MadagascarDry season · 1 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)Morondava's dry season runs roughly April to November: daytime around 27°C, the sea holding near 24°C, and the laterite track out to the Avenue of the Baobabs an easy 30-40 minute drive in a standard 4x4.89
- Luanda 🇦🇴 AngolaCacimbo · 15 mai – 20 sept. (en général)The cool dry season, and the local name for the fine sea mist that comes with it.88
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHighveld winter · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)Pretoria sits lower and warmer than Johannesburg, and its winter is dry, still and mild by mid-morning.88
- Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudAddo's dry season · 1 juin – 30 sept. (en général)Addo, an hour inland, thins out through the winter and the elephants concentrate at the waterholes.88
- Antananarivo 🇲🇬 MadagascarHighland dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Winter on the plateau is dry and bright and properly cold once the sun goes down.87
…et 88 de plus en juillet.
Saison sèche en août
- Blantyre 🇲🇼 MalawiCool dry season · 1 mai – 31 aoûtThe rains have gone and the Shire Highlands turn cool enough for a jacket in the evening.97
- Seattle 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe dry months · 5 juil. – 15 sept. (en général)The rain effectively stops after the Fourth of July and holds off until well into September.95
- Lilongwe 🇲🇼 MalawiCool dry season · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)The mild, dry months after the rains, with clear mornings and chilly nights.95
- Vancouver 🇨🇦 CanadaThe dry season · 1 juil. – 10 sept. (en général)Ten weeks of reliably dry, warm weather is the whole summer here, and it is why the city empties onto the beaches and the North Shore trails.94
- Nairobi 🇰🇪 KenyaSafari high season · 1 juil. – 15 oct.Cool, dry and the busiest stretch of the year for the camps, while the city itself is quiet and comfortable.94
- Antananarivo 🇲🇬 MadagascarHighland dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Winter on the plateau is dry and bright and properly cold once the sun goes down.94
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PérouClear season on the volcanoes · 15 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.94
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliePeak season on the Cape · 1 avr. – 31 oct.April to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.94
- Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 BrésilDry winter · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)Rain effectively stops for four months and the ring of hills round the city comes back into view.93
- Pretoria 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHighveld winter · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)Pretoria sits lower and warmer than Johannesburg, and its winter is dry, still and mild by mid-morning.93
- Johannesbourg 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudHighveld winter · 1 mai – 31 août (en général)Four months without meaningful rain, cold at dawn and shirt-sleeves by eleven, under a sky that stays open all day.91
- Windhoek 🇳🇦 NamibieThe dry winter · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Effectively no rain, warm days and nights that drop near freezing.91
- Arusha 🇹🇿 TanzanieSafari high season · 1 juin – 15 oct. (en général)Every vehicle in town is out, the Serengeti crossings are on, and Arusha runs as a staging post rather than a destination.91
- Salta 🇦🇷 ArgentineDry months in the valleys · 15 avr. – 15 nov. (en général)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.91
- Córdoba 🇦🇷 ArgentineDry winter · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)Rain almost disappears from late autumn to early spring, leaving clear days, crisp nights and bare brown hills.91
- Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaDry winter · 1 mai – 31 aoûtMonths of clear sky and nothing falling.91
- Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueThe dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Cooler, drier months when the humidity drops off and the sand roads down to Ponta do Ouro and the Maputo reserve are reliable again.90
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AustralieDry season · 1 mai – 31 oct.May to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.90
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season, best visibility · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)The dry season brings calmer seas and the clearest underwater visibility of the year, a contrast to the afternoon thunderstorms and choppier water that build up from October.90
- Otavalo 🇪🇨 ÉquateurDrier highland months · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)The northern sierra gets its break from the afternoon rain around midyear, which is when the Cotacachi crater rim and the walk down to Peguche are reliably walkable and the volcanoes show.90
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season · 1 mars – 15 nov. (en général)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.90
- Sucre 🇧🇴 BolivieDry months · 1 mai – 15 oct. (en général)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.89
- Portland 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe dry months · 5 juil. – 20 sept. (en général)The rain stops after the Fourth of July and stays away until late September, which is when the Gorge waterfalls are weakest and everything else is at its best.89
- Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudAddo's dry season · 1 juin – 30 sept. (en général)Addo, an hour inland, thins out through the winter and the elephants concentrate at the waterholes.89
- Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagascarThe dry season · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.89
…et 91 de plus en août.
Saison sèche en septembre
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PérouClear season on the volcanoes · 15 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.96
- Antananarivo 🇲🇬 MadagascarHighland dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Winter on the plateau is dry and bright and properly cold once the sun goes down.95
- Nairobi 🇰🇪 KenyaSafari high season · 1 juil. – 15 oct.Cool, dry and the busiest stretch of the year for the camps, while the city itself is quiet and comfortable.94
- Portland 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe dry months · 5 juil. – 20 sept. (en général)The rain stops after the Fourth of July and stays away until late September, which is when the Gorge waterfalls are weakest and everything else is at its best.94
- Córdoba 🇦🇷 ArgentineDry winter · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)Rain almost disappears from late autumn to early spring, leaving clear days, crisp nights and bare brown hills.92
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliClear months · 1 avr. – 15 déc. (en général)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.91
- Big Sur 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe clear months · 5 sept. – 31 oct. (en général)The fog lifts after Labor Day, the summer traffic goes, and the coast gets six or seven weeks of the clearest air of the year before the winter rain starts.91
- Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦 Afrique du SudAddo's dry season · 1 juin – 30 sept. (en général)Addo, an hour inland, thins out through the winter and the elephants concentrate at the waterholes.91
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliePeak season on the Cape · 1 avr. – 31 oct.April to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.91
- Sucre 🇧🇴 BolivieDry months · 1 mai – 15 oct. (en général)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.90
- Arusha 🇹🇿 TanzanieSafari high season · 1 juin – 15 oct. (en général)Every vehicle in town is out, the Serengeti crossings are on, and Arusha runs as a staging post rather than a destination.90
- Seattle 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe dry months · 5 juil. – 15 sept. (en général)The rain effectively stops after the Fourth of July and holds off until well into September.89
- Salta 🇦🇷 ArgentineDry months in the valleys · 15 avr. – 15 nov. (en général)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.89
- Otavalo 🇪🇨 ÉquateurDrier highland months · 15 juin – 15 sept. (en général)The northern sierra gets its break from the afternoon rain around midyear, which is when the Cotacachi crater rim and the walk down to Peguche are reliably walkable and the volcanoes show.89
- Windhoek 🇳🇦 NamibieThe dry winter · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Effectively no rain, warm days and nights that drop near freezing.88
- Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 BrésilDry winter · 15 mai – 15 sept. (en général)Rain effectively stops for four months and the ring of hills round the city comes back into view.86
- Rarotonga Îles CookDrier, cooler half of the year · 1 mai – 31 oct.May to October is the drier, cooler half and the island's high season.86
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season · 1 mars – 15 nov. (en général)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.86
- Maputo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueThe dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Cooler, drier months when the humidity drops off and the sand roads down to Ponta do Ouro and the Maputo reserve are reliable again.84
- Luanda 🇦🇴 AngolaCacimbo · 15 mai – 20 sept. (en général)The cool dry season, and the local name for the fine sea mist that comes with it.84
- Tofo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season, best visibility · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)The dry season brings calmer seas and the clearest underwater visibility of the year, a contrast to the afternoon thunderstorms and choppier water that build up from October.84
- Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagascarThe dry season · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.84
- La Paz 🇧🇴 BolivieAltiplano dry season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Bright still days, hard frost overnight and the Illimani in view from most of the city.83
- Uyuni 🇧🇴 BolivieDry crossing season · 1 mai – 15 nov. (en général)Once the water has gone the salt dries into hexagons and vehicles cross the whole flat to the cactus island and the far shore.83
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AustralieDry season · 1 mai – 31 oct.May to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.83
…et 85 de plus en septembre.
Saison sèche en octobre
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PérouClear season on the volcanoes · 15 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.95
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliClear months · 1 avr. – 15 déc. (en général)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.94
- Shimla 🇮🇳 IndeAutumn clear window · 25 sept. – 15 nov.The rain stops and the haze goes with it, and the ranges north of the Ridge come back into view.92
- Nairobi 🇰🇪 KenyaSafari high season · 1 juil. – 15 oct.Cool, dry and the busiest stretch of the year for the camps, while the city itself is quiet and comfortable.90
- Big Sur 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe clear months · 5 sept. – 31 oct. (en général)The fog lifts after Labor Day, the summer traffic goes, and the coast gets six or seven weeks of the clearest air of the year before the winter rain starts.90
- Sucre 🇧🇴 BolivieDry months · 1 mai – 15 oct. (en général)The rains stop and the sky over the white town stays empty for months, which is when the Tarabuco market road and the dinosaur trackway are dependable.89
- Mussoorie 🇮🇳 IndeAutumn clear window · 20 sept. – 15 nov.The rain stops and the haze goes with it, which is when the snow peaks north of the ridge finally show themselves.89
- Dharamsala 🇮🇳 IndeClear season on the Dhauladhar · 1 oct. – 25 nov.The rain stops and the wall of rock behind the town is sharp from the terrace of every cafe.89
- Exmouth 🇦🇺 AustraliePeak season on the Cape · 1 avr. – 31 oct.April to October is the town's season: the reef boats run daily, the caravan parks fill with people escaping the southern winter, and beds go months ahead of time.87
- Uyuni 🇧🇴 BolivieDry crossing season · 1 mai – 15 nov. (en général)Once the water has gone the salt dries into hexagons and vehicles cross the whole flat to the cactus island and the far shore.85
- Nainital 🇮🇳 IndeAutumn clear window · 25 sept. – 15 nov.The clearest weeks of the year: from Tiffin Top and Naina Peak the high Himalaya stand out on the horizon, which they do not do through the summer haze.85
- Kasol 🇮🇳 IndeClear season after the rain · 15 sept. – 15 nov.The rain stops, the river drops to something you would sit beside, and the trails to Tosh and Kheerganga dry out.84
- Arusha 🇹🇿 TanzanieSafari high season · 1 juin – 15 oct. (en général)Every vehicle in town is out, the Serengeti crossings are on, and Arusha runs as a staging post rather than a destination.84
- Murree 🇵🇰 PakistanAutumn clear spell · 15 sept. – 15 nov.The rain stops, the haze washes out and the ridge gets its view back before the snow crowd turns up.84
- Siwa 🇪🇬 ÉgypteThe good months for the sand sea · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.82
- Rarotonga Îles CookDrier, cooler half of the year · 1 mai – 31 oct.May to October is the drier, cooler half and the island's high season.82
- Salta 🇦🇷 ArgentineDry months in the valleys · 15 avr. – 15 nov. (en général)Once the summer storms stop, the roads through the Calchaqui valleys and up to the salt flats are reliably open and the light is hard and clear.81
- Vilankulo 🇲🇿 MozambiqueDry season · 1 mars – 15 nov. (en général)The dry season runs March to November with cooler nights and steadier seas for the crossing to the Bazaruto Archipelago; the wet months from December to February bring hotter, more humid weather and rougher boat rides.80
- Pensacola 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe good weeks · 1 oct. – 15 nov. (en général)The humidity finally breaks in October, the Gulf holds its summer warmth into November, and the beaches are empty.80
- Toliara 🇲🇬 MadagascarThe dry season · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)Southwest Madagascar's own nickname, the City of the Sun, describes this stretch: under 400mm of rain a year and almost none of it between June and September, the region's best months for the reef at Ifaty and Anakao.80
- Bora-Bora 🇵🇫 Polynésie françaiseDry season · 1 mai – 31 oct. (en général)The southern winter is the trade-wind half of the year: drier air, calmer lagoon, better underwater visibility, and the months the resorts charge the most for exactly that reason.79
- Antsiranana 🇲🇬 MadagascarThe long dry months · 1 mai – 30 nov. (en général)Rain is the exception rather than the rule from May onwards, which is when the tracks up Montagne d'Ambre hold and the boats to the Emerald Sea run most days.79
- Cairns 🇦🇺 AustralieDry season · 1 mai – 31 oct.May to October is the settled half of the year: the reef boats run most days, the roads to the Daintree and up to the Tablelands stay open, and the town is at its busiest.78
- Houston 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe first cool fronts · 15 oct. – 10 déc. (en général)From mid-October the fronts start reaching the coast and the humidity finally breaks.78
- Porto de Galinhas 🇧🇷 BrésilDry months on the reef · 1 sept. – 31 mars (en général)From September the rain thins and the water over the coral clears; this is the stretch when the pools look like the postcards and the sea is flat inside the reef.78
…et 56 de plus en octobre.
Saison sèche en novembre
- Siwa 🇪🇬 ÉgypteThe good months for the sand sea · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.96
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliClear months · 1 avr. – 15 déc. (en général)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.94
- Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.93
- Puebla 🇲🇽 MexiqueDry-season volcano views · 1 nov. – 31 marsThe highland dry months are when Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are actually visible from the street, and when the walking up on the Fuertes hill is worth doing.93
- Katmandou 🇳🇵 NépalAutumn trekking season · 1 oct. – 30 nov.The monsoon has washed the air and the peaks are visible from the valley rim.92
- Arequipa 🇵🇪 PérouClear season on the volcanoes · 15 avr. – 30 nov. (en général)From April the cloud lifts off Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu and stays off, which is also the window for climbing them.91
- Houston 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe first cool fronts · 15 oct. – 10 déc. (en général)From mid-October the fronts start reaching the coast and the humidity finally breaks.88
- San Cristóbal de Las Casas 🇲🇽 MexiqueHighland dry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr.The months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.88
- Pensacola 🇺🇸 États-UnisThe good weeks · 1 oct. – 15 nov. (en général)The humidity finally breaks in October, the Gulf holds its summer warmth into November, and the beaches are empty.88
- Uyuni 🇧🇴 BolivieDry crossing season · 1 mai – 15 nov. (en général)Once the water has gone the salt dries into hexagons and vehicles cross the whole flat to the cactus island and the far shore.87
- Rishikesh 🇮🇳 IndeRafting and camp season reopens · 15 sept. – 30 juin (en général)The rafting operators reopen once the flow settles in mid-September and run to the end of June.87
- Lumbinî 🇳🇵 NépalPilgrim season · 15 oct. – 15 mars (en général)The cool months are when the coaches come, mostly from India and Sri Lanka, and when the international monasteries hold their own ceremonies.87
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.86
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.85
- Shimla 🇮🇳 IndeAutumn clear window · 25 sept. – 15 nov.The rain stops and the haze goes with it, and the ranges north of the Ridge come back into view.84
- Nainital 🇮🇳 IndeAutumn clear window · 25 sept. – 15 nov.The clearest weeks of the year: from Tiffin Top and Naina Peak the high Himalaya stand out on the horizon, which they do not do through the summer haze.84
- Jodhpur 🇮🇳 IndeDesert touring season · 15 oct. – 15 marsThe five months the coaches run the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur–Udaipur line.82
- Hạ Long 🇻🇳 VietnamNorthern autumn · 25 sept. – 30 nov. (en général)The clearest stretch of the year on the bay: the storms have finished, the winter fog has not started, and the light on the limestone holds all day.82
- Mussoorie 🇮🇳 IndeAutumn clear window · 20 sept. – 15 nov.The rain stops and the haze goes with it, which is when the snow peaks north of the ridge finally show themselves.82
- Karachi 🇵🇰 PakistanWinter season · 15 nov. – 28 févr.The sea breeze steadies, the wedding season starts and the city eats outdoors again.81
- Ensemble monumental de Hampi 🇮🇳 IndeWalking season in the ruins · 1 nov. – 28 févr.Walking is the entire activity here, and this is the only stretch of the year it is comfortable.80
- Nouakchott 🇲🇷 MauritanieThe cool season · 20 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)The one stretch when the desert capital is comfortable: warm days, genuinely cold nights off the Atlantic, and the season the iron-ore train and the Banc d'Arguin trips are worth doing.80
- Hyderabad 🇮🇳 IndeCool dry season · 15 nov. – 15 févr. (en général)The stretch worth planning around: dry, mild, clear enough to walk Golconda in the afternoon.80
- Lac Atitlán 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Clear mornings with all three volcanoes out, and dust on every road down to the water.80
- Pokhara 🇳🇵 NépalParagliding season · 1 oct. – 15 avr.Tandem flights off Sarangkot run through the dry half of the year, taking the mid-morning thermals over the lake.79
…et 88 de plus en novembre.
Saison sèche en décembre
- Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The rains stop dead rather than tailing off and the volcanoes on the southern skyline come back into view.96
- San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliClear months · 1 avr. – 15 déc. (en général)Once the altiplano storms stop, the sky is reliably empty from April to December and the high roads all open.95
- Antigua Guatemala 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Mornings clear enough to watch Fuego smoke from the plaza, and cobbles dry enough to walk in anything.93
- Puebla 🇲🇽 MexiqueDry-season volcano views · 1 nov. – 31 marsThe highland dry months are when Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are actually visible from the street, and when the walking up on the Fuertes hill is worth doing.92
- Panajachel 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The rains stop, the path up the Indian Nose and the tracks around to San Marcos dry out, and the three volcanoes across the water stay visible all day.91
- Asmara 🇪🇷 ÉrythréeDry season on the plateau · 1 déc. – 30 avr.Clear skies over the highland and a rust-coloured landscape that only greens up after the rains.90
- Luang Prabang 🇱🇦 LaosDry season · 1 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)Cool mornings, clear afternoons and a low Mekong: the half of the year the boats, the waterfalls and the hill roads all work.90
- San Cristóbal de Las Casas 🇲🇽 MexiqueHighland dry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr.The months the unpaved roads out to the Lagunas de Montebello and the Tzotzil villages are reliable and the afternoons stay clear.90
- Lumbinî 🇳🇵 NépalPilgrim season · 15 oct. – 15 mars (en général)The cool months are when the coaches come, mostly from India and Sri Lanka, and when the international monasteries hold their own ceremonies.90
- Karachi 🇵🇰 PakistanWinter season · 15 nov. – 28 févr.The sea breeze steadies, the wedding season starts and the city eats outdoors again.90
- Tainan 🇹🇼 TaïwanThe dry half of the year · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)Southern Taiwan barely rains for six months, and this is when the old capital is at its best for walking between temples.88
- Vientiane 🇱🇦 LaosDry season · 1 nov. – 28 févr. (en général)The one comfortable stretch of the year on the Mekong bank, cool enough in the evenings for the riverside night market to be pleasant.87
- Jodhpur 🇮🇳 IndeDesert touring season · 15 oct. – 15 marsThe five months the coaches run the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur–Udaipur line.87
- Mandalay 🇲🇲 BirmanieCool, dry season · 15 nov. – 20 févr. (en général)The only comfortable stretch: mornings on Mandalay Hill and the day trips out to Sagaing and Inwa without the dust and the glare that follow in March.87
- Chiang Rai 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeCool, dry season · 1 nov. – 15 févr. (en général)The one stretch worth planning around: clear mornings on the hill roads, cold enough at Doi Mae Salong for a jacket at dawn, and the province at its busiest.87
- Lac Atitlán 🇬🇹 GuatemalaDry season · 1 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)Clear mornings with all three volcanoes out, and dust on every road down to the water.86
- Bangalore 🇮🇳 IndeCool dry season · 1 déc. – 15 févr. (en général)The stretch the city is known for: dry, mild and clear, with the evenings genuinely cool.85
- Paksé 🇱🇦 LaosDry season · 1 nov. – 31 mars (en général)The window for the plateau loop and the road south to the islands, when the red dirt tracks between the coffee villages are firm and the mornings up at Paksong are cold.85
- Cox's Bazar 🇧🇩 BangladeshDomestic high season · 15 nov. – 28 févr.The dry months are when the whole country takes its beach holiday.85
- Ensemble monumental de Hampi 🇮🇳 IndeWalking season in the ruins · 1 nov. – 28 févr.Walking is the entire activity here, and this is the only stretch of the year it is comfortable.85
- San Salvador 🇸🇻 SalvadorDry season · 1 nov. – 15 avr. (en général)The rains stop outright and the volcanoes around the valley come back into view.85
- Copán 🇭🇳 HondurasDry season · 15 nov. – 30 avr. (en général)The paths through the Acropolis and out to Las Sepulturas stay firm, and the tunnels under the main group are workable.85
- Siwa 🇪🇬 ÉgypteThe good months for the sand sea · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)The half of the year when the dunes, the salt lakes and the springs are all usable in the middle of the day, and the nights are cold enough for a fire at the camp.85
- Hyderabad 🇮🇳 IndeCool dry season · 15 nov. – 15 févr. (en général)The stretch worth planning around: dry, mild, clear enough to walk Golconda in the afternoon.85
- Pai 🇹🇭 ThaïlandeCool season in the valley · 1 nov. – 15 févr. (en général)Cold enough at dawn for a fire and clear all day; the months the 762 curves from Chiang Mai are worth doing and the town is full of Thai visitors up for the weather.84
…et 110 de plus en décembre.